Over 50 stand-up comedians from around the globe, including Americans Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson, Whitney Cummings, and Bill Burr, are being hosted by the government of Saudi Arabia for the inaugural ...

Comedians including Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson and Dave Chappelle are receiving backlash for participating in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Comedy Festival. The Riyadh Comedy Festival, billed by Saudi Arabia’s ...

The initial lineup of the Riyadh Comedy Festival includes Kevin Hart, Aziz Ansari, Hannibal Buress, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Pete Davidson, Chris Tucker, and more. Dimitrios Kambouris / ...

A slew of comedians have been criticized for their decision to accept offers to perform at a comedy festival held in Saudi Arabia. As is the case with many things involving Saudi money these days, the ...

Update, September 30, 9:30am: Comedian David Cross has spoken out about the Riyadh Comedy Festival, and is urging fans to donate to the Human Rights Foundation instead of attending the event. In a ...

The state-sponsored Riyadh Comedy Festival will feature Dave Chappelle, Pete Davidson and other top acts. Human Rights Watch says the event aims to obscure the country’s abuses. By Derrick Bryson ...

Several U.S. comedians are blasting the star-studded Riyadh Comedy Festival over Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses. The festival, which kicked off on Friday, features prominent stand-up comedians, ...

Getting paid to make people laugh is the ultimate dream for some. But before raking in million-dollar deals like Kevin Hart or Sebastian Maniscalco, comedians largely work unpaid (or at least ...

The Riyadh Comedy Festival began on Friday and includes many of the world’s most famous comedians on its bill. But the comedy festival in Saudi Arabia’s capital has become something of a cultural ...

The future of comedy is up in the air as all eyes turn to Jimmy Kimmel and his return to ABC. Affiliate owners Nexstar and Sinclair will preempt the return of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Tuesday, Sept. 23 ...

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In comedy, as in Hollywood at large, there are so many ways to be boxed in. And Caleb Hearon isn’t going for any of them. This commitment has been a defining one for him from the early days of his ...